I am
nobuhle nyoni
Writer, Web Designer & Podcaster
2015: It’s Showbiz Baby!
The Streets My Runway Fashion Show
The event is being organised by Encore Productions, an events company that promotes fashion.
“The designers in this event are students, most of them. We have given them a platform to show their work. We have 10 designers and one retailer,” says Encore Productions director, Nobuhle Nyoni. – The Herald
This was the first successful event I hosted alongside an amazing team. It founded our vision for the company.
2016: Setting stages & filling up Moto Republik.
Soko Matemai – The Album Launch
“The album is to be launched at Moto Republik on the 25th of June and being Hosted and Managed by 1807 Events.” – Zimbuzz
We rebranded! Encore Productions got people confused as it was very similar to another media company’s name. We became 1807 Events.
Soko Matemai‘s album launch was very successful, the venue was packed for the night. He rehired us to launch his second album in 2017, which also turned out to be a success.
Unfortunately, our fire burnt out and this was the end of 1807 Events.
2017: The birth of uBu
The name uBu was coined by the one and only, Verseless, when we were trying to figure out what my stage name would be. It has stuck around since.
In my short stint in the music industry, I released 4 singles. All of them produced by Verseless under the stable Veryus.
2017: Creating & Addicted
Suddenly, there was an emptiness. A dream had died and I needed to start again. But what was I going to do now?
I started blogging to pass time, and to rant about my misery. That is how I discovered my love for writing and I never looked backed. My blog was the first ‘publication,’ I wrote for and she was kind enough to teach me. It was through writing that my curiosity around social media management and website design arose. I didn’t have the money to hire anyone so I was glued to YouTube and blogs, learning.
I didn’t think I would wake up one day featured in big magazines and designing websites for other people. Here we are!
Did I mention that I wrote a book, self-published and it failed? Yeah, that happened. It served as a learning curve and I would do it all again!
Blog
Pose: A Reminder of What It Means To Be Queer In A Straight World
This post is inspired by Pose season 3. This show is excellent, it tells the stories of the LGBTQIA+ community so well. There are struggles I already knew existed for the community but watching the show opened my eyes to the amount of privilege I live in. Simple...
How An Abortion Made Me Question Motherhood
I am a big fan of The Bold Type and I am sad that it will not be back for another season. I remain grateful that we got the 5 seasons, but this post is inspired by S4 E14 of the show. Allow me to paint the picture for you. Sutton had just gotten married to her lover,...
Why Maintaining Individuality is Important For Your Love Life.
When I wrote my book, The Kings That Didn't Need This Queen, I was expressing the reason why those men I dated never needed to be with me. I was such a broken person, not that I am whole today, but I also lacked self-awareness. I was in search of something they could...